Boulevard Bruiser en Español

Here in los Estados Unidos, I don’t think we cared enough about the Dodge Dart to warrant coachbuilt versions of it. Special versions abounded over the years to move that metal – Demon, Swinger, Hang Ten – but those didn’t require substantial alterations to the basic design of the car.
Over in Spain, however, they viewed […]

Vintage ‘78 – Shelby, Shelby, Shelby

Who knew that Shelbys were such hot commodities in the late 1970s? I recently went digging through another box of photos submitted for Hemmings Motor News, this time for the July 1978 issue, and found plenty of Shelbys for sale for prices that, well, will seem a little sadistic should I print them. But I’ll […]

The people (and monster) of Ford’s factories

I love garage sales, but I probably would love them even more if I lived in or around Detroit. Greg Steinmayer, who sent us the photos of the Maico 500 Sport Coupe for our perusal last week, said he found this batch of photos at a garage sale in Dearborn, in a box marked “Ford […]